Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlN-S Trending Fissure Vein In Granite Basement
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite · Morenci Granite Porphyry;Precambrian Granite Basement
StructureNe Trending Narrow Porphyry Dikes In Vicinity; Veins In Region Consist Of Many Very Sharply Defined Fissure Planes Striking Nne, Adjacent To Morenci Quartz Monzonite Porphyry Intrusion; Porphyry Is Fragmented By Masses Of Quartzite, Limestone, And Shale
Tectonic settingBlock Faulting Nw Of Copper King Massif With Downthrow Of About 1000 Ft
AlterationExtensive Surface Oxidation To Unknown Depths
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1902
Last production1903
Identification
Deposit ID10026951
MRDS IDM001269
Alternate namesBoulder Claim, Shannon Property, Antietam Claim, Leo C Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.13316, -109.34759
References
LINDGREN, W., 1905, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE CLIFTON-MORENCI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 43, P. 354.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.WEED, 1914, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, V. 11, P. 318, DETROIT COPPER MINING CO OF ARIZ.STEVENS, 1911, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, V. 10, P. 1285, NEW ENGLAND AND CLIFTON COPPER CO.BENNETT, 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 153 P.CIMRI